Accused
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
One who is charged with a crime or misdemeanor.
See People v. Braman, 30 Mich. 468.
The term cannot be said to apply to a defendant in a civil action; Castle v. Houston, 19 Kan. 417, 37 Am. Rep. 127; and see Mosby v. Ins. Co., 31 Gratt. (Ya.) 629.